The Portland daily press., 1887-01-11
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The report of the secretary was read ant
accepted. The report is as follows
ssECRETARY's REPORT

| accepted. The report is as follows:
ssECRETARY's REPORT.
l beg respectfully to report that there have
been held during the year, thirteen meetings
OF the managers and four of the full board !;
five meetings we adjourned. for want Of
quorum. There have been fifteen persons
admitted to membership and four members
have died during the wear, viz: L. G. Her.
| sey, Thomas Ingersoll, ii. f. Kurdish and
| Charles Mclaughlin. Three Of these were
! officers and Mr. Hersey a charter member
The Board now numbers 1876 members
| against 156 last year.
/ have receive for admission fees and as
sessments, and from the Board of Under
writers for the use of our room, $493.0O.
The Merchants Exchange has at this time
ITO members on the rolls, few of whom
have not paid their dues for the current
year.
The receipts from subscriptions to the Ex-
change have been 81, 1873 90, making my ag-
gregate receipts from all sources for the
year, s1,872.O6, which sum has been paid to
the treasurer.
The, business of the Board of
late has been largely taking into
the consideration the great rail.
that must necessarily be of vital interest to
Portland and to this State in the immediate
| future and to endeavor to carry these plans
into effect should engage the most careful
and earnest efforts of this Board the coming
| year. II we are not Indifferent and make no
mistakes in Selling our opportunities | be-
neye that the next two or three years will
| witness a vast increase of the business of
Portland, and that public spirit will prevail
| over the "Croakers" who seem to see the
ghost OF tdGes behind every project ad-
vanced for the city's progress in the past
| twenty years.
All the railroad lines, entering and tray
ersing our State, have transacted larger
business the past year than ever before and
are rapidly increasing their facilities for a
much greater increase in the future. This
marked advance in railroad business, as
well as In other transportation lines, is
viewed by the managers and business men
generally, as a healthy and permanent adj
vantage. The great central line which now
distributes so much of the business of our
State, with such universal satisfaction,
stands out prominent as one of the best man
aged railroads in the country and in which
our people take just pride.
The International Steamship Company
which habits origin in this Board, is again
well equipped and is doing a large and pros
porous business as are also the other lines of
steamers coming to our port.
The trade and manufacturing interests of
our city and State show a most gratifying
progress throughout the past year, equal to
any other part of New England in embrace
ing all the elements for extended growth in
the future. There is also marked prosperity
othohS Vic AaDOlluS CldSS6S anu IN maQU1aC-
turing centres. where the operatives have
found steady employment with good wages.
Merchants in all sections of the State re-
port good years trade, and through profits
were not large, trade has been remarkably
steady and reliable, resulting in more
usual and the outlook for business the pres
ent year has not been more encouraging for
Portland In the past decade.
Respectfully submitted,
M. N. RICH, Secretary.
The port wardens, Captains B. W. Jones
and J. L. How, presented the following re-
port which was accepted:
PORT wARDENs' REPORT.
To the Officers and Members of the Board
Of Trade:
Gentlemen,-As the year for which your
Fort Wardens were elected is about to close
they beg leave to submit the following re-
During the past year we have visited
officially, 1913 vessels, viz:
Thirty-six steamships, sailing ships. 30
Darks, IL brlgs, 26 schooners arriving here
IRON Loreign ports, and IL vessels coastwise
slight increase over last year.
Seyenty-three of the vessels mentioned as
having arrived during the year were foreign
bottoms Most of the cargoes OF the same
have been landed in good order.
Inc steamships that have arrived here the
PASoSas WthoOL dlC Aduullk LIl6lT CdTRO6S IN
excellent condition., owing as we think to
more care being taken in slowing and
handling the same.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
BENJAMIN w. JONES.
JAMES J.. How
Portland, Jan. 10th, 1887.
The meteorological committee reported as
follows and the report was accepted.
SIGNAL SERVICE REPORT.
The Signal Service now temporarily in
charge of Lieut.. Greedy of Arctic fame has
shown progress the past year in at least
some directions. The off-shore signal about
winch there has been so much contention
has been abolished and we have now a sys-
OF direction and velocity signals" which
answer.the purpose better, the.0nly object in
to which, may be that they are too complica
ted to carry in the head. They are easily
understood by reference to the card which is
supplied at the office. These signals Should
not be COMPOUNDED with the temperature Sig
nails displayed in other parts of the city, and
never at the signal office. The highest We
loclty recorded for an off shore wind is %
miles.
For the first time in the history of the SER
vice we are compelled to record the death of
an officer in charge of the home Office, WV.
Eichelberger. He was a competant and
faithful man, and was respected by us all.
Under him the office rendered its best SER
vice: This was his second term at this Of
nee having in the interval had charge of the
most responsible office in the country. New
York. Mr. Jones, his successor, is Port
land boy, and thus far reflects credit on his
native city.
The instruments are in good condition and
the records well kept.
c. II. FARLEY,
WIN. SENTER,
M. N. RICH,
Meteorological Committe,
Board of Trade.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr.. Franklin Fox, for the committee on